xylophone

noun

xy·lo·phone | \ˈzī-lə-ˌfōn also ˈzi-

Definition of xylophone

: a percussion instrument consisting of a series of wooden bars graduated in length to produce the musical scale, supported on belts of straw or felt, and sounded by striking with two small wooden hammers

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Visitors can tap out a melody on the xylophone made of bamboo stalks of varying sizes. — Janene Holzberg, baltimoresun.com, "Jug Bay set to unveil trails, Nature Discovery Place at new Waysons Corner preserve," 4 July 2018 Instrumentation including synths, xylophones and strings make appearances on Down Below, which has been embraced by fans of extreme metal and indie rock cred gatekeepers like Pitchfork alike. — Bram Teitelman, Billboard, "Not So 'Down Below': Swedish Black Metal Band Tribulation Makes Heatseekers Chart Impact," 1 Mar. 2018 Mini xylophones, guitars and drums were scattered across a picnic blanket. — Samantha West, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Eaux Claires Day 1 recap: The 'mystery' lineup is released, and some reply, 'Meh'," 6 July 2018 The instruments were a piano keyboard, a guitar, a xylophone and a drum. — Andy Newman, New York Times, "Live, From the Children’s Ward," 29 June 2018 Watch as the famous architecture drowns in rainbows, becomes a geological xylophone, and downright dazzles the sense with vibrant form and beauty below. — Kat Bein, Billboard, "Watch Sydney Opera House Burst Into Color With Eprom's Sound," 29 May 2018 The recording studio is equipped with a drum kit, xylophones, keyboards, guitars, a ukulele, a set of tone chimes, amps and a full recording soundboard. — Timothy Finn, kansascity, "There's just something about the power of music: It helps us heal, cope, brings joy | The Kansas City Star," 6 Apr. 2018 There was a lidless percussion box with a kid’s xylophone and noisemakers and shakers that Merritt and Gonson had bought at the Toys R Us in Framingham, Massachusetts, in the late eighties, and used in their early recordings. — John Seabrook, The New Yorker, "Stephin Merritt Unpacks His Peripatetic Past," 11 June 2018 Others had the slow, acoustic feel of the first album, minus the ever-present xylophones. — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, "Finding the Soundtrack to My Desert Life," 25 Apr. 2018

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